A Japanese tourist was killed and three fellow countrymen injured early on Saturday when a boulder hit their vehicle on a mountainous road in northern Pakistan, officials said.
The incident occurred 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Gilgit, the gateway town to the Himalayan, Hindukush and Karakoram ranges and a popular area for climbing expeditions.
"One Japanese tourist, Kazama Yuichi, died on the spot while three others were injured," Northern Area Chief Administrator Saeed Ahmed Khan told AFP.
A landslide caused by heavy rains overnight sent a boulder crashing down on the vehicle in Pari area, Khan said.
He added that one of the injured, a woman identified as Nakasha Mitsujo, was in a critical condition while the other two sustained minor injuries.
Efforts were underway to shift the badly hurt woman to a hospital in Islamabad by a military helicopter, he said.